» Robert T. Booth
Mr. Booth is a partner in the law firm Bennett Jones LLP, based in Calgary, Alberta, and brings an extensive background in energy and natural resource law to the Canadian Utilities Limited Board. A member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association, Mr. Booth obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario and an LLB from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has served as a director of the Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation and the Canadian Defense and Foreign Affairs Institute, and is a Past President of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada. Mr. Booth was elected a Director of ATCO Ltd. in 2008.
» Loraine M. Charlton
Ms. Charlton has most recently been Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Investors' Petroleum Consultants Ltd., an oil and gas consulting and management company. She has been with Investors' Petroleum Consultants Ltd. since 1984, and will continue with the company as a consultant. Ms. Charlton holds a B. Comm in Finance, has completed the Certified Financial Planner Program through The Canadian Institute of Financial Planners, and in 2007 obtained her certification from The Directors Education Program at The Institute of Corporate Directors. She is also a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd.
» David A. Dodge
Mr. Dodge has had a distinguished career in the federal public service, most recently as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2008. As Governor, he was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank. He has held senior positions in the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Anti-Inflation Board, the Department of Employment and Immigration and the Department of Finance. He was Deputy Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1997 and Deputy Minister of Health from 1998 to 2001.
Mr. Dodge received a bachelor's degree (honours) in economics from Queen's University, and a PhD in economics from Princeton. During his academic career he taught economics at Queen's University; the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Mr. Dodge has also served as Director of the International Economics Program of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
He is currently Chancellor of Queen's University. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the C.D. Howe Institute.
» Denis M. Ellard
Mr. Ellard is a director of the ATCO Group Energy Services & Technologies business group and a Designated Audit Director for ATCO I-Tek Inc. and ATCO Travel Ltd. He has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA with a major in Finance from the University of Alberta. Prior to his retirement in 2003, Mr. Ellard was Senior Vice President Business Development, ATCO Group. He held several other senior positions within the organization including Senior Vice President, Northwestern Utilities Limited, Senior Vice President, Canadian Utilities Limited and President, ATCO Singlepoint Ltd. Mr. Ellard has served in various capacities on several community and industry boards including the Alberta Economic Development Authority, the Alberta Capital Region United Way, and the Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation.
» Linda A. Heathcott
Mrs. Heathcott is President & Chief Executive Officer of Spruce Meadows. A former professional equestrian rider, Mrs. Heathcott was a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for nine years and competed in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2006 Mrs. Heathcott was appointed Chairman of the Board of AKITA Drilling Ltd. Mrs. Heathcott also serves on the Board of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd.
» Robert J. Normand
Mr. Normand recently retired from the position of President and CEO of Alberta Treasury Branches (ATB). During his six years in this role, he led ATB to record profitability and market share growth. Prior to joining ATB as Executive Vice-President Sales in 1996, he was employed by the Bank of Montreal for 26 years and held line and credit executive positions in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Mr. Normand is Chairman of the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) Foundation, a director of Lockerbie & Hole Inc., the Edmonton Area Capital Health Authority and the Edmonton Telus Community Foundation. He is also a past Vice Chair of the Conference Board of Canada. Mr. Normand is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers and holds a BA (Econ.) from Sir George Williams University and an MBA from Concordia University.
» Michael R.P. Rayfield
Mr. Rayfield joined the Bank of Montreal in 1982, in New York, as Senior Vice-President, with responsibility for the Bank’s corporate banking business in the United States, Latin America, Australia and Japan. In 1986 he was appointed Executive Vice-President, and is currently Vice Chairman, Investment and Corporate Banking. Prior to joining the Bank, he held senior executive positions with Barclays Bank in London, Chicago and New York. Mr. Rayfield is a graduate of the Institute of Bankers, UK; the Senior Managers Program at Harvard University; Advanced Executive Program, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management; Northwestern University and has studied at Cambridge University. Mr. Rayfield is on the Board of the Canadian International Council and the Board of Governors, Charter for Business, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Programme.
» Robert Routs
Mr. Routs is Executive Director Downstream (Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading, Oil Products and Chemicals) and a member of the Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc. His other responsibilities are Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading; Future Fuels & CO2; Europe, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Nigeria). Mr. Routs graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where he also obtained a PH.D. in Technical Sciences. Mr. Routs joined Shell in The Netherlands in 1971 and worked for Shell Canada from 1978 until 1999, finally as President Oil Products. He then led Shell Global Solutions – the Group’s research and technical services group – before becoming CEO of the Equilon refining and marketing joint venture in the United States. Following the Group’s acquisition of Texaco’s interest, he became the CEO of Shell Oil Products US and President of Shell Oil Company in Houston. He became a Group Managing Director, joining the Committee of Managing Directors in 2003, and became Executive Director Downstream in October 2004. Mr. Routs was the Chairman of the meetings of the Shell Canada Board until mid 2007.
» James W. Simpson
Mr. Simpson is Lead Director for the Board of Canadian Utilities Limited. Mr. Simpson, former President of Chevron Canada Resources, retired after a career with Chevron Texaco that spanned 30 years. Some of his key management assignments included General Manager Research Services at the laboratory in Los Angeles; General Manager of the Executive Staff in San Ramon, California; Managing Director of New Ventures in the international upstream company and Vice President of Middle East and North Africa in the Business Development group. He is former Chairman of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and has been active in the United Way and the World Petroleum Congress. Mr. Simpson is a Director of Petro-Canada.
In addition to her role as President & CEO, Nancy serves as Deputy Chair for ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited. Nancy Southern was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited, on January 1, 2003. Previously she had been Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since January 2000, Deputy Chief Executive Officer since May 1998 and Deputy Chairman since January 1996 of ATCO Group. She has been a Director of the Corporation since 1990. Ms. Southern has full responsibility for executing strategic direction and the on-going operations of the Corporation, reporting to the Board of Directors. She is currently a Director of ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited and serves on the Boards of all the ATCO Group subsidiary companies. She is also a Director of the Bank of Montreal, AKITA Drilling Ltd., and Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd. Ms. Southern is a member of The Business Council, a US based association of Chief Executive Officers representing a broad range of global businesses.
» Ronald D. Southern, C.B.E., C.C., LL.D.
Ron Southern is Chairman of the Board of ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited. Together with his late father, S.D. Southern, Mr. Southern co-founded ATCO Group in 1947. Mr. Southern also serves as a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd., Chairman of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd and is a Canadian member of the Trilateral Commission. Some of Mr. Southern's many distinctions include: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1995; Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau, 2006; and Companion of the Order of Canada, 2007.
Mr. Southern is a recipient of many awards including the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, 1990; induction into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, 1995; recognized as Canadian CEO of the Year, 1996; Holland Trade Award from the Government of the Netherlands and in 2007, induction into the Canadian Manufacturing hall of Fame.
» Dr. Roger J. Urwin, C.B.E.
Dr. Urwin recently retired as Group Chief Executive of National Grid Group plc, an international gas and electric utility. He played a key role in establishing the company’s international strategy and its successful expansion into the U.S. Dr. Urwin was Managing Director and Chief Executive of London Electricity from 1990 to 1995, and was a director and Chairman of Alfred McAlpine PLC, a UK business support services company from 2006 to 2008. He is also a non-executive director of Utilico Limited and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2007, Dr. Urwin became a Commander of the order of the British Empire.
» Charles W. Wilson
Mr. Wilson is Lead Director for the Board of ATCO Ltd. Mr. Wilson is a former President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Shell Canada Limited and a former President and director of Shell Investments Limited (Canada). Mr. Wilson graduated from the University of New Mexico with his Master of Science in Engineering and held several senior executive positions in refining and marketing, chemical, oil & gas production and corporate planning during his career at Shell. He is a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd., Big Rock Brewery Income Trust and Talisman Energy Inc.